Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km SE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 4:09 PM AKDT (00:09 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 43 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-22 00:09:00 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.013° N, 147.890° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.536 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.379 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.916 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  13. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.360 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1958 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.848 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.148 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.854 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.654 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.731 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.026 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.516 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.952 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.055 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.816 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213pyl1gf. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.